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>Keyboard recommendation template:
https://pastebin.com/n220xk9V

>Find vendors
https://www.alexotos.com/keyboard-vendor-list // Up-to-date list of reputable vendors with brief descriptions
https://keycaplendar.firebaseapp.com // Tracker for current and upcoming keycap group buys

>This keyboard stuff is so expensive!
https://aliexpress.com (or Taobao if you know how)

>Learn about Cherry MX switches
https://rentry.org/mkg_switches // Introductory guide
https://www.theremingoat.com // Switch reviews
https://www.switchesdb.com // Compare force curves

>Split and non-standard layout resources
https://compare.splitkb.com
https://keyboard-design.com

>What does ______ do to a keyboard's sound?
https://blacksimon.tv/science (Google sheet)

>Practice typing
https://monkeytype.com
https://www.keybr.com
https://thetypingcat.com
https://play.typeracer.com

>How Cherry switches do backlighting, and why it's not ideal
https://rentry.org/mkg_backlight

nth for morandis

>>106198801
What am I looking at here?

>>106199261
Keyboard controls in pygame, a framework for python

What do we think about this fellas

>>106199552
Yep, it's a keyboard alright.

>>106195804
What causes this?

>>106199552
>low profile
Nah

>>106199603
>nu-f
Double nah

>>106199603
Can I get something with 122 keys that isn't $500?

>>106199640
Yes.

>>106199645
May I see it?

>>106199684
No.

>>106199684
270 in freedom bucks

Has anyone used one of these IBM keyboards before? Not explicitly the moonrune variant, just in general.

I got one and the left trackpoint button doesn't register that well. It "works", but only if I press it right in the middle or press it down with a bit of force. It's a bit annoying to do while navigating. Has anyone else had this same issue? I ask so that I can return it.

I'm referring to the area I have circled with arrows pointing to it for your convenience.

>>106199848
Open it and fix it.

>>106199928
If I do, it'll void teh warranty. I can just send it in and have it replaced.

Besides, ThinkPad keyboards, which these are based off, are a pain in the ass to repair aside from just straight-up replacing them. Someone's always fucking it up and asking "can I fix this" on /tpg/.

>>106199617
>>106199640
if you have the disposable income for it, i say go for it. i love mine, the keycaps feel really good.
but that being said...if you have issues that should be covered under warranty, ellipse can be a bit of a tightass like that. I had a keycap get damaged by the courier, took photos and he offered to give me free shipping and replacement "on my next parts order" lol. The only reason i agreed was because i was already planning on buying some different keys already, otherwise I would've put my foot down and made him ship me a free replacement.
The bog standard space bar worked perfectly fine, but the shorter 6U bar I had to tweak the stabiliser bar with pliers before it stopped getting stuck when it bottomed out. If you do have to take it apart for servicing or modifications you do need pliers and four C clamps. I adjusted some keys' springs after a few hours of use, because they didn't feel right to me, but after that it's been great.
I honestly think that if he really does stop making these for real, it should go to Unicomp or something. Dunno which chink factories he's been dealing with but maybe he can get blueprints or some shit to them, i dunno. But I wouldn't be surprised if he went full classic car boomer and asked for some insanely unrealistic amount for the blueprints/rights etc. even if he was about to croak.

>>106199552
This keyboard looks like an icon from a bloated icon pack i would've used when I was 14 in the early 2000s.

>>106199967
Besides, I don't think it partially not registering on one side of the button is something that can be fixed.

It's new btw, smuggled in from CHYNA.

redpill me on hall effect
and what is stopping me from putting magnetic, analog switches on an old b
keyboard and having it work

>>106200113
It requires a PCB with hall effect sensors on it. It's fundamentally incompatible with a PCB made for regular contact based switches.

>spend money on two linear keyboards, one for gayming, one for work
>realize that I could just have one keyboard to rule them all for 450-500 złoty and then at this point with HE probably

>>106200174
The only thing I could justify hall effect for would be analog input in keyboard racing games, which I could have used 5-6 years ago.

What is the absolute cheapest hall effect keyboard out there anyway?

I'm enjoying my cherry MX silent red switches. Anyone have suggestions for similar?

>>106200113
>redpill me on hall effect
Old ass keyboard tech that felt shit to use back then and is now being recyled for consoomers to gobble up today. Capacitive is way better but even then capacitive in an MX style switch is ass.

>>106200306
MX Black
>but that isn't silen-
MX Black everytime

>>106200306
>I'm enjoying my cherry MX silent red switches.
So why do you want to switch away then?

>>106200292
Better question, what is the difference between Hall Effect switches of various types relative to something like the Gateron G Pro Red? I'd preferably like something that is at least as responsive, smooth, and quick as those while also having the added functionality of analog input control for keyboard racing.

So pissed, bros. I ordered a Hi75 Barebones and some Akko Rosewoods from Aliexpress. They made it here to Florida from China in a few days, got to the distribution center everything goes to before it gets to my town. I woke up the next day and for some reason they sent the shit all the way up to another distribution center in New Jersey.

Fucking USPS

>>106200425
Maybe there's something else I might also enjoy. Was thinking about getting a keyboard for the office.

>>106200219
Analog inputs in keys suck balls compared to sticks, most retarded marketing shit ever.

>>106200113
Don't buy that snake oil shit and just get something that's reliable and with a decent polling rate.

>>106200557
Just watch a fuckload of youtube videos on different switches, and you can order samplers as well. I ordered a sampler of Akko switches and it's a fun fidget toy. Also made me realize there's not really that much difference between most switches within the same category. Very subtle differences.

>>106197432
Get keyboard with real qmk support like monsgeek (lots of others support via but won't give you source to build your own firmware), in case chattering occurs try fucking with debounce setting in firmware, problem solved.

>>106200566
Surely they'd work for Trackmania, Need For Speed, and Garry's Mod simfphys cars just fine, no?

>>106200575
I got a MadDog GK850 for $55 and it feels good so far after a week, sans 60% being annoying sometimes.

>>106200575
>it's le snake oil because it's not compatible with my MPENISE 100g loud extra clicky switch

>>106200918
What the fuck does that have to do with HE keyboards?

>>106200941
That being their only flaw?
They're better on every single front besides switch choice

>>106200582
>Just watch a fuckload of youtube videos on different switches
Videos tend to mislead anons into thinking switches are more different than they actually are. Switch guide in the OP is a little more realistic about how switches actually differ

>>106200719
>real qmk support
In what sense does Keychron not have this?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vRZ2fwIFSMtD5NstkBw-ztEqQw5Ku3unTAyN1hgXyS2yIOp4D1J3lncBersDdH4eM2EjCgNLUhc2sti/pubhtml?pli=1
How much does the switch quality differ between the most expensive and least expensive models on this spreadsheet?

>>106201340
If you're in the market for HE because of the gamer shit you might as well just get a TMR board
They're on par with the high end wooting gamer shit while also having ridiculous power efficiency
Currently only monsgeek sells them, fun60 tmr for 60% and M1 v5 tmr for tkl

>>106201465
>TMR board
Haven't seen those before. HE is appealing to myself from 2 years ago solely because of the analog input. Was looking at the Mchose Ace 60 Pro or one of the cheaper derivatives as a candidate. I'll check to see if those are available to be shipped here.

>>106200918
>le snake oil because it's not compatible with my MPENISE 100g loud extra clicky switch
This but unironically

>>106202721
Based

>>106197432
Nope, can't be the switches, one anon proved irrefutably that Keychron bad and it's not the switches. Even though it's always those switches, and my Keychron has no problems.

I've come to the realisation that I don't give a shit about switch choice because I bottom that shit out regardless
All that really matters is feeling the key go down and you get that with anything that isn't low profile, heavier switches just cause more strain

>>106204734
>cross-thread troon seethe
https://keychronsupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/33474131840663-Fixing-Keyboard-Keys-That-Require-Extra-Force-or-Multiple-Presses
>If some keys on your Q Max or V Max keyboard require multiple presses or extra force to work, it is likely due to the plate being slightly bent or deformed over time, preventing the switch pins from making full contact with the PCB when pressed.
Method 1: Pressing the Keyboard Surface
Power Off or Unplug the Keyboard: Before you begin, make sure your keyboard is either powered off or disconnected from the device.
Position Your Palms on the Keyboard: Place both palms flat on the keyboard, covering as much of the surface as possible.
Apply Firm Pressure: Press down firmly on the keyboard. Focus particularly on the area around the problematic keys, but avoid using excessive force that could damage the switches.
Repeat the Process: Lift your hands and repeat the pressing motion 3–5 times.
Test the Keys: Power the device back on and test the keys. In most cases, the keys should now respond normally.
Method 2: Straightening the Plate Manually
If the first method does not resolve the issue, you may need to manually straighten the plate.
Disassemble the Keyboard: You can find the disassemble guide here.
Straighten the Plate: Gently but firmly, use your fingers or a small flat tool to straighten the plate. Be careful not to apply too much force, as this can damage it. Focus on the area around the problematic keys.
Reassemble the Keyboard: Carefully put the keyboard back together, ensuring all components are properly aligned and secured.
Test the Keys: Power the device back on and test the keys again. The keys should now function normally.
Even the gutter oil brain damaged yellow peril chinks at Keychron have admitted that their design is so comically retarded that the plate acts as a prybar, tearing the switches off. The hotswap meme further exacerbates the problem.

>>106200719
>fixing dogshit chink quality with firmware copes
>this is how looney troons fight chink sadism
Epic dewd.

>the mentally ill faggot that hasn't bought a keyboard in 10 years continues to infest the thread
grim

>the tranny is now giving me indirect (You)s
Yep, you're suicidal.

>>106206709
If I hadn't had to buy a keyboard in 10 years I'd be bragging about it

>>106201340
>HE meme
nigger all chink switches have the same quality, they aren't made to last, not in a consumerist market full of looney troons
>inb4 you give me a counter example by citing a 1 review product on aliexpress

>>106206742
I hope you do realise that no one is going to take you seriously when all your "authority" comes from hearsay

>>106206729
you want my old wireless logitech? it still werks. rubber dome though.

>>106206770
How is it "hearsay" when we have shown that you can use basic arithmetic to disprove these comically insane claims of "100m+ keystrokes"?
It's not complicated, tranny. Can you use a calculator?
https://wooting.io/wooting-two-he

>>106206729
And all of them used to last 5-10+ years back then when the market wasn't infested by consumerist normgroids and insane trannies who've deluded themselves into thinking they're women and that these "keebs" are good.
I do understand the chinks though, they aren't running a charity and scamming foreign devils beats extracting gutter oil for a living.
Why would they offer quality to people who are too stupid to discern it?

>>106200582
>watch youtube shills
Zoomer moment.
>>106200390
Good choice. Red > black. And don't get creamy chink clones.

keyboard enthusiasts are so soi, i hate hearing about your creamy rick and morty thonks. it is probably the gayest consoomer hobby ever. ill keep using my cherry mx browns while you make gaping faces after lubing yourself up to get creamed faggot

>>106206896
It's hearsay because you haven't bought a keyboard in 10 years and best you can do is play a gay game of telephone?
You're literally below average in terms of being able to say anything about keyboards because your point of reference is your mom buying you a keyboard and you not being able to afford one since

>>106207036
>using logic to understand things you can't touch, see, hear, etc. is "hearsay"
Nigger baby moment.

Can someone describe what topre feels like
Is its just like a membrane rubber dome or is it different somehow

>>106207159
rubbery like a toilet plunger

>>106207151
you can't understand your way into keyboards retard, everything about them is fucking empirical and preference based
literally all of this is luxury shit based entirely on feels
if you truly were a man of le science you'd tell everyone to use membranes
you don't get to have an authoritative tone when your experience is nothing more than a teenager's first fancy keyboard

>>106207172
I have never used a toilet plunger

>>106207191
>consumerist feels = empirical
>chink foam and plastic is luxury
>common sense and basic arithmetic to show that "100m keystrokes" is ridiculous is le science
>takes it personally like a fragile zoomer tranny
Yep, you're a subhuman.

>>106207193
Oh, you're Indian?

>>106207211
no amount of screeching over trannies and angry statements will change the fact you're desperately trying to fill the shoes of some hardened keyboard veteran while your actual portfolio is being a manchild who never bought a keyboard with his own money

>>106207238
Silly nigger baby, we're talking about keyboards, not yachts. How poor are you?

I'm so glad I reignited this

>>106207311
I'm not the one with a 10 year old keyboard that's considered entry level nowadays and sour grapes bitching about newer and more expensive technologies

>>106207385
NTA but hall effect is a very old technology. It's been used in keyboards since at least the '60s.

>>106207385
>fomo
>consumerism
>keyboards that last 10+ years are le bad
This niggerbabble only works on you.

>>106207396
Doesn't change the fact that hall effect is just measurably superior
For the sake of financial viability that stuff had to be basically rediscovered and reinvented

>>106207430
>muh consumerism
Mechanical keyboards are a luxury that offer literally nothing over membrane, you're a consoomer by your own standard
Hall effect switches though have actual functionality unseen in regular mechanical switches

>>106207437
>For the sake of financial viability that stuff had to be basically rediscovered and reinvented
What are you talking about? Hall effect isn't some arcane technology that went unused for decades. It's seen common use in other technology since its invention. It just wasn't commonly used in keyboards specifically due to cost cutting.

>>106207481
Being reduced to tiny pockets of pro uses is basically going extinct in the eyes of the consumer
HE keyboard market depends on the mechanical keyboard market which depends on the non normie section of the market that wants a fancier keyboard
It doesn't matter how old the technology itself really is when it took decades for that market to grow to the point where making them was considered feasible

>>106207548
Hall effect switches starting to get used more often for keyboards is not the technology being "rediscovered and reinvented." Are you ESL or something?

>>106207585
But it is? Who gives a shit about its primitive generic uses when the actual distinguishing features in keyboards only arrived within the last few years?

>>106207616
No, it isn't. It's a fucking magnet over a sensor. It's been used in keyboards longer than you've been alive, and been used continuously in other things ever since its invention. Nothing was rediscovered, nothing was reinvented.

>>106206729
My last keyboard purchase was 11 years ago, a CODE 104-key with MX clear switches in April 2014. Every so often (like right now) I flirt with the idea of buying a new one but it's still a solid keyboard so I decide not to. Am I missing out?

>>106207631
The APPLICATION of the technology was rediscovered and reinvented
what's the point of this pedantism

>>106207670
Not even the application was "rediscovered and reinvented". The application has been done 60+ years ago. The point is you're wrong and spouting stupid bullshit to shill a switch type that's at least 3x, if not 4x older than you.

>>106207696
Then show me a consumer keyboard from more than 10 years ago that has any of the features you'd expect a hall effect keyboard to have

>>106207458
It's not a luxury, and HE is a gamer meme. No, they won't last 100 million keystrokes.

>>106207892
>No, they won't last 100 million keystrokes.
Right, they'll last orders of magnitude longer.

>>106207920
https://wooting.io/wooting-two-he
100m already means decades of normal use. Tales from the chinese rice fields. Wooting ping pong ching chong.

>>106207948
That 100m number is used because most manufacturers don't want to test switches for longer to get a higher rating. The old Microswitch HE switches were rated for 30 billion presses.

>>106207961
it's just a number they think sounds big, like 6 gorillion or 10 gazillion. It has no relevance to the real world. Consumerist chink crap doesn't last decades or hundreds of years.

>>106208084
Wrong. Switches are physically tested, for a long period of time, in order to get those ratings. The higher you want a rating for your switch, the longer it needs to be tested. So most companies don't go past 100m because it's already a high enough number.

>>106208102
at this point though it just feels like the MILITARY GRADE/SPEC meme you see with pc parts

>>106208117
Switches are put into machines that literally press them millions of times. That's how they get the rating.

>>106199848
Ah well fuck me, I think I've made a mistake in buying the moonrune variant of this keyboard. The functions enabled by the function key don't work aside from the Fn+F4 sleep function; adjusting brightness through the function keys doesn't work, and the symbols enabled by the shift modifier are shifted over one key compared to the legends that are written on the keys themselves. That is an issue with the keyboard layout (I assume), and at least fixable with some configuration on GNU+Linux, but I still have to go through the trouble of configuring it.

Some other issues irrespective of the keyboard layout/registering of keys, is the fact that the backspace and spacebar are chode-sized, and that there are all these weird keys with Chinese legends. The keyboard types like shit too, it feels all mushy. I thought it'd me similar to one of the older model thinkpads. Even the chiclet-style xx30 keyboards feel better than this. This shit's too thin too. At least it stays in place when I'm typing. Still feels like using it will give me arthritis.

There's also the fact that one of the nav buttons doesn't fucking work (well). The entire point of me buying this keyboard was because I wanted to navigate with the nipple while in bed, and didn't want to pay all that much for a Tex Shinobi. I thought this would have sufficed.

Maybe other, older IBM thinkpad-style keyboards are different. Maybe I just got unlucky with Chang's shitty CQ--Chinamen still make these. Maybe this keyboard is just shit.

Fuck me, I knew I should've just gone with the Franch layout one; I don't even know Korean.

>>106208223
Oh yeah, and the nipple feels all retarded too.

Like I said previously, I should've just gone with an older model keyboard of the same style--the one with the trackpad. There's a risk of the two having the exact same problems, but I remember seeing some anon comment on how inferior this model was compared to its predecessor.

Maybe the newer wireless one made by Lenovo would've been better.

Really, instead of operating with assumptions, I should've just built my own nipple-nav keyboard from scratch.

>>106208188
yeah i know. i just think that for the average person's usage it's overrated

>>106208223
Im thinking about buying this keyboard in the us variant, do you notice any trackpoint drift or issues with scrolling using middle click + the trackpoint? ive heard their shura model has these problems and its put me off buying it. my t420 thinkpad has a perfect trackpoint and id like the same experience for my desktop

I got my model F looking pretty.
I really like it, it feels so much better than an M. I've got multiple M era boards and they all feel so much worse.

>>106208472
Thanks susan, very cool.

>>106208392
>notice any trackpoint drift or issues with scrolling using middle click + the trackpoint?
No, that's an issue that only exists after heavy use of the nipple; the one I got is new.

I find that the backspace button is not all that accurate/responsive for some reason, probably 'cause it's chode-sized and in the top-right-hand corner away from the home row, so it's easy to fuck up pressing it.
>ive heard their shura model has these problems
The keyboard I've been referring to is not the Tex Shinobi, it's the IBM thinkpad style keyboard it's based off of. These are shitty scissor switches, and they sound like shit when typing; sounds like I'm typing on broken glass.

Now that I think about it, my issues with keys registering might be an issue with rollover.
>my t420 thinkpad has a perfect trackpoint and id like the same experience for my desktop
The only keyboard that comes to mind is the Tex Shinobi. Unicomp has a Model M variant with a nipple, but they went about it in such a retarded faggot way; there's no middle scroll button. There are really no other alternatives, which is retarded since keeping your hands on the home row while navigating is pretty efficient, and the keyboard can be used while laying in bed. Really, this should've been a standard implementation, but that would make too much sense.

Just build your own.

>>106200738
You're getting analog inputs in only four directions (with shitty diagonals that are easily interrupted) and with very short throws, compared to sticks or wheels that have way more directions, and the distance that sticks or even wheels can move is far greater than any MX switch on the market, allowing for much finer precision.
It's just a fucking awful platform for analog input inherently. You could maybe make it less shit by having heavier springs and training yourself over a long period of time, but why bother when it's still just not going to be as good as a controller?

>>106200788
At least you're spending around how much that this shit is actually worth.
>>106200918
>clicky switch seethe out of nowhere
Oh boy, it's this autistic homo again.
And yes, it is snake oil shit. It has no real world benefit over typical MX switches. Only SOCD, and that's banned since it's on par with/functions the exact same as literal movement cheats. Blame devs for implementing dogshit movement systems in their games like CSGO.

>>106199261
mech keyboard emulator

>>106208592
I guess ill try the Tex Shinobi when im not broke thanks for your input. It's a real shame there are not more options for trackpoint keyboards I also love not having to move my hands from my keyboard

>>106208472
what a big ass ugly spacebar
i don't like M and the location of its bottom modifiers & spacebar, but this is just on another level
also, get a doctor appointment to see if youn have an onset of brainrot

>>106208223
>The functions enabled by the function key
Only work on old IBM ThinkPad / ThinkStation machines and server KVM head units for which they are still produced.
These keyboards don't even send proper function keycodes recognizeable by xev, instead it's some proprietary acpi interaction.

>>106208670
They're objectively superior no matter how much you cope
You can't bring up flaws or downsides because there aren't any for anyone that isn't turbo autistic for some niche heavy switch

>>106206676
Always have been, chudnon. Every single switch in existance have bouncing, chinks just set default debounce setting too low because of fucking goymers for le epik low latency.

how do i truly achieve mouse-less setup?
my RSI and tendonitis won't go away no matter how much i stretch, exercise, or lift weights

>>106209810
Just get a vertical mouse and a dactyl keyboard
That's as ergonomic as you can get

I'm looking for a new keyboard. Ideally something hot swappable so that if I want I can try out new switches, or just be able to replace them if they go bad. Currently, I'm looking at the EPOMAKER x Feker Galaxy80 just due to how cheap it is, but I'm open to suggestions. Please give me suggestions.

>Budget
100 to 200 USD
>Location (continent at least)
Murrica
>Preferred switch type
I don't have a preferred one, but I'd like a quiet keyboard.
>Form factor
I'm looking for TKL, I currently have a 100% but I don't use the numpad and it just takes up space and encroaches on my mousepad.
>Previous/current keyboards
I've had of those Glorious Mechanical Keyboards for a few years and before that I just used what I could find at Walmart. I like the heavyness of my current keyboard, it doesn't move unless I want it to move.

>>106209828
i used a vertical mouse for 2022 to 2024 and it didnt help much.

Hello sirs, what is best keyboard i can having that chocolate felling when press with smooth sound

>>106210121
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

Is $65 too much for a used K95 Vengeance? I want to use it for office tasks mostly. My membrane keyboards have driven me insane from how stiff they have become.

Just imagine a person who cannot afford a mechanical keyboard in 2025...
I can't.
Can you find a job finally, dumb, stinky, poor and lazy g/incel? Your fucking inferior opinion means nothing (zero) to us. You shouldn't even have a right to express your shitty opinion here, talking genetic failure.

>>106210199
Yes. It is a piece of proprietary shit.

>>106210524
>proprietary
what kind of non-argument is this
every keyboard is proprietary

You're in for a rude awakening, it is because the K95 doesn't work on Windows 10 due to it being reliant on proprietary software that only goes up to Windows 8.1 instead.

>>106210559
Anon, does your keyboard support QMK/VIA? Do you use a proprietary garbage too?

>dealing with iCUE and Corsair software bullshit
What a fantastic way to kill the value proposition of an otherwise perfectly good keyboard. I will find every excuse to tell the seller the deal is off once I test it with my laptop.

>>106199695
270 for e-waste terminal keyboard with missing keycaps.
If you didn't pick up your ibm keyboard out of dumpster of paid $5 tops for it you're doing it all wrong.

Alright, I'm done playing around with these middle-child options. Hit me up with some good suggestions please.

>budget
$100-$160 preferably
>location
Poland
>preferred switch type
Linear, red-adjacent, low actuation force, /superfast/, I've taken a liking to the Gateron G Pro Red switches on my GK850K but I'm open to fancier options like magnetic switches
>form factor
100% or higher preferably with volume and media buttons at least (I make heavy use of them), the more keys the merrier. I primarily do work in Blender and other programs that rely on a lot of keys and key combos, I also like to make use of macro keys for both work and for games. Was planning to get the K95 Vengeance but I'm probably backing out of that deal now that I know about the shitty software. Not sure about the Red Dragon K580 Vata or the K95's newer variant yet, though the latter is also likely proprietary.
>previous/current keyboards
Logitech K330 (at least 4 years), Logitech G213 Prodigy (over 7 years), IBM Model M13, Titanium TK102, Glorious GMMK2 96% with Zelios V2 switches (tried it at a friends house a year ago for a few sessions, left an impression on me), Mad Dog GK850K (current, 1 week, enjoying it but gaming is all it's good for which I don't do as much anymore).
>captcha: NKKGR

>>106209810
Learn to use your editor without the mouse. That means learning modal vim-like editing, and finding plugins that help you jump to any visible word on screen, like avy-jump in emacs. For browser, install qutebrowser or use vimium for firefox. Also, use a window manager, e.g. i3. Set up a bunch of workspaces and jump between them.
The only use-case for the mouse remains games (obviously), some browser shenanegans (some scrolling some stupid element), and certain GUI applications if you use anything other than a browser and an editor at all.
Most importantly, switch away from qwerty asap, that helped me. This should be your foremost goal.

>>106211190
>If you didn't pick up your ibm keyboard out of dumpster of paid $5 tops for it you're doing it all wrong.
Where's yours?

>>106200113
>redpill me on hall effect
useless unless you're a osushitter who wants to cheat into the exact same clicking speed that you would've achieved on a normal mech with a couple years of practice

>>106212409
>with a couple years of practice
Aint no one got time for that shit
Life is short

>100$ for a numpad
Fucking KEK
HAHAHA
Seriously?

>>106200113
It's superior to conventional keyboards in every single way
Give it 10 years and it'll completely replace conventional mechanical keyboards outside of the niche switch fetishists

>>106212480
>100
I know dollar is low but not that low

>>106211283
People keep saying Keychron but their naming scheme looks like an absolute clusterfuck. How am I supposed to know what to buy?

>>106212182
In the dumpster where it belongs

Fuck, now I'm confused as to what to buy again.

>>106213285
Get an original beamspring

>>106213298
Awesome, but impractical. Besides, I need linears.

Fucking shitty-ass Corsair software, fuck those bloat hogs ruining great designs by turning them into black boxes with artificial software limitations that would be even more bloated if it was written to be compatible with their latest software suite. Without the 18 programmable keys at my disposal, essentially 50% of this keyboard becomes fucking useless to me. If I go with the K95 Platinum XT not only do you get less keys, but even more bloat. Gotta find something else.

Oh hey, this looks promising. Too bad I have no idea if it's 40 dollars, or 60 dollars, or if they sell here, or if they support QMK/VIA, or what the fuck kind of switches they even use.

Too bad they're all making the fucking low profile keyboards with keycap profiles flatter than the average American girl's ass. I am quite happy with what they have on the GK850 and I'd like to see more of that without having to blow cash on buying my own damn set of Cherry profile PBT keycaps.

What's that? You found the button layout that you can live with at a reasonable price? Well guess what, FUCK YOU! Low profile only, and red switches (whatever shitty brand of Outemu that probably is if I had to guess) only to North American based customers. And the K580

Hey look at that, a model of the K580 which offers linear switches of SOME kind out of the box? Pretty good right! WRONG. Look at all that free space we have above the numpad and next to the navigation cluster, let's fucking ruin it by putting absolutely NOTHING there but still have the all-in-one knob one that side and the media keys on the OTHER SIDE RIGHT NEXT TO IT, HOLY SHIT! Yep, and we're still using our fucking proprietary software for this so you'll have good luck with firmware modding. 86 dollars for that buy the way, haha.

We arrive at the AULA F108 Pro which contrary to the model number does not actually appear to have 108 keys and, is that a fucking LCD panel? 90 dollars before shipping by the way.

Hey, that's a pretty cool gimmick. Too bad that's still going to part you ways with like $145 for what is otherwise a completely basic bitch design with barebones functionality. It is basically generic 100% keyboard with generic office keyboard caps but with two boards.

>>106213469
Beamsprings are technically linears due to their smooth key travel but yeah I get what you mean

>Budget
Prefer not to go over 100 euro, but will if worth it.

>Location
Ireland, europe

>Preffered switch type

I don't have a specific preference, but I have clicky blues at the moment and they are insanely loud, so anything tactile and silent is more what I'm after.

>Layout
I don't actually care, but we'll go with ANSI for the bigger left shift and higher availablity.

>Form factor
100% with a numpad, I hate when games don't let me map stuff to my function keys so numpad will help with that.

>Backlight
None, or solid colour, I hate rgb crap

>Previous / current keyboards
I grew up on gold IBM office keyboards, and later got a RedDragon Kumara K552-UK on amazon for like 30 euro. It's started to die now and is insanely loud but I'm very satisfied with the durability of it. The old ibm keyboards always felt a little mushy in comparison.

Bonus points for being able to buy it on amazon, I'm abusing a prime trial atm.

Are there any 75% keyboards with USB-C + Bluetooth connectivity which don't require a dedicated dongle (that is, can pair with any wireless card)?

>>106209842
KB
You’ll have to swap the switches out but it takes 0 expertise:
>Attack Shark M71
https://a(dot)co/d/13tMcQ0

SWITCHES:
Do you really want silent? Or do you want “silent”. If you want actually silent switches:
>EPOMAKER Sea Salt silent switches
https://a(dot)co/d/5WVuy8g
If not, stick with the default switches, maybe consider learning to disassemble switches and lube them.

>>106215652
Any keeb with Bluetooth will connect to any device with Bluetooth connectivity, otherwise no. The dongle and the device for 2.4gHz connections have to be “paired” in a sense when they’re built.

I don't have actual magnetic jade switches, but these are at least close enough. Everything says Gateron, and they're smoother and with less stem wobble than my wooting switches. 30gF is admittedly a bit soft for me, and I liked the 4mm travel more than the 3.5mm.
I tried swapping the bottom switch housing and spring with the lekker ones, and I liked it a lot.

>>106215799
>keeb
keeb yourself in the dick you homo

>Budget
<£150, prefer <£100
>Location
UK
>Preferred switch type
Unsure, see "current keyboards"
>Layout
ISO. Don't need UK-specific legends, any ISO is fine.
>Form factor
TKL.
>Backlight
None, or don't care as long as it can be turned off
>Previous/current keyboards
I'm used to Apple scissor keyboards and I like typing on them, so I'm thinking something like low profile red switches might be a good idea.
It doesn't actually have to be mechanical. open to any high quality keyboard recommendations. I've ruled out getting another Apple board though... they have too many quirks when used on non-Mac platforms and they don't make them in TKL.

>GB has been stuck in customs for 2 months
its over

>>106219392
Every thread.

>>106216750
Running it in compatibility mode or what?

what are your thoughts on the cerakey ceramic keycaps?
i've been thinking about buying for awhile now, but not really sure how much they are worth it considering the price
and how comfortable they will be for long term use
does anyone here owns a set or has experience using them?

Build done, don't mind filth and cum on desk.

>>106221498
monsgeek m5 + gateron baby kangaroo 2.0 + ghost judges wob keycap set
Despite being reddit meme switches, no chattering occurs with this board, while wave75 shit chattered badly with same switches all over. Glad I switched over.

>>106220943
>what are your thoughts on the cerakey ceramic keycaps?
Shite.

>>106220943
It's a useless garbage. No use case.

>>106220454
Nope, somehow I fired up thr Windoes 8.1 installer at the eleventh hour and it worked on Windows 10. I can now use the G keys.

>>106217499
Lemme keeb your dick first fag

>>106221855
>It's a useless garbage. No use case.
My first thoughts examining the rattly old chatterbox that is the K95 next to the most basic of modern keyboards. The stabilizers on that thing are an engineering crime.

What's the best way to de-smell a very smelly metal keyboard with MX switches? This one has a noticeable scent of deoderant from the many eSports tournament it was in.

i bought an asus strix scope II keyboard on sale i dont need chinese/japanese onions boy nonsense on my desk

>>106223396
i meant onions boy in here but my brain decided to type onion for no reason my bad

just realized that its the niggerlicious funnyness of the board

>>106223396
>hall effect keyboard price for a generic board with anus' name on it and having to deal with armory crate

>>106209608
>objectively better
Because e-celeb troons on fagtube told you so?
Get a grip.

>>106213704
The knobs they have are wobbly ass, sensitive trash. Stay the fuck away.

>>106223739
How are they worse then?

anybody here ever try keykobo keycaps? thinking about purchasing their abs double shots you feel me?

>>106211955
christ fuck i know all about the things that you have mentioned
macbook also have this thing called mouseless. i wish i wasn't such a smelly ugly loser bespectacled brownoid third worlder who got memed into gaming laptops since highschool.

i game with controller as well btw. shit never gave me any problem.

>>106222513
Yeah, it belongs to a trash bin just like any other piece of shit made by corsair.

I am in a unique situation, by getting an Aula F75 and a GMK26 I've also now found myself dual wielding knobs.
If the first one would be for volume , what would you make the second one be for ?
They also have a push in function , while mute makes sense for sound im clueless what to do with that on the other one

>>106222712
WHY THE DOES THING THING SMELL SO STRONG? WERE THEY SPRAYING DEODERANT ALL OVER IT?

>>106224688
Yes, but I'm too greedy. Before I take the loss and sell off to the next fool I'll take the time to at least clean it. This is the first time I've ever seen a Corsair keyboard so this is definitely a needlessly informative experience.

>>106220943
I can imagine a use case if your hands get uncomfortably hot and you need a cold typing surface to cool them down

>>106223528
you dont have to and the quality is so fucking good i gifted an aula f75 to a friend of mine it was half the price of my asus but its so thick and i didnt like the switches on it

>>106224663
Then what the fuck is exactly the problem? I mean besides you being brown? Are you asking for a keyboard recommendation?

>>106220943
slightly offtopic but some other anon was saying ceramic keycaps are cringe. I don't care, I collect this stuff. at age 23, all my friends were buying fancy vehicles and other stupid things. wife and i bought a house instead and I invested in my hobbies, especially keyboards. in the last 13 years, their fancy cars are gone, they are just looking into buying their first home, and all of them have at least 1 child. wife and i just bought our first fancy vehicle 2 yrs ago (brand new jeep grand cherokee) and have 3 dogs and 2 cats. All these friends come to our place to avoid theirs. gripe about how much stress and money is involved having children. we basically have zero stress. I strongly believe her and I made the right decision.

>>106226802
it's a hobby after all, you don't pursue a hobby to make money. not like my boss who says my old car is the biggest waste of my money. never mind the fact that he buys/leases a new one every few years. or spends 500 bucks on a spark plug and oil change LOL. he got quite defensive when i pointed that out. quickly stopped trying to put me down in front of other people when they gave HIM shit after i brought it up.

Can I just duct tape my stabilizers to hold them in place if I cannot access the PCB to do the holee mod?

>>106226956
yeah but he's still your boss

>>106206729
I have only had a mechanical kb break from spilling water on it. All my other boards still work. I do have one broken keycap I need to fix, but thats it.

>>106226802
>slightly offtopic but some other anon was saying ceramic keycaps are cringe. I don't care, I collect this stuff
You collect shit marketing gimmicks. Sorry anon but the poor investment decisions of your friends should not vindicate you burning your money for the latest trend designed to sucker in people like you. Besides collecting shit like cars is way more sensible overall compared to collecting niche articles like computer peripherals, and this coming from a faggot who collects keyboard peripherals

>>106227353
>still work
how old is it?

This will be my quick stopgap to reduce stabilizer rattling, as I cannot obviously eliminate it until I get access to the housing. I need to find a heat gun first to get acces to a hidden screw without damaging the overlay.

>>106225986
Clean it with 99% isopropyl.

>>106226802
this looks like edited pasta but I don't recognize the original

What exactly is so great about mechanical keyboards specifically?

>>106228043
They feel better and are better made than membrane keyboards
Many are programmable too
You could still go your entire life without one but it does contribute to making the experience more personalized and pleasurable

>>106227282
that'll teach me for joining a company where the managers just jerk each other off

>>106227875
It seems to have worked thus far, the keyboard now just smells like metal similar to my NASCAR die cast.

>>106228043
I could take the oldest and scratchiest Cherry MX linear switch keyboard and it would still be far more enjoyable to me than my old membrane keyboard of a similar age personally having just misadventured into such an experience.

CLACK CLACK CLACK
GET PRESSED GET PRESSED GET PRESSSED

I remember the time I obsessed over mechanical keyboards
different switches, blank caps, special caps, different layouts

now I use pic related and never once it crossed my mind to go back

>>106230525
You're in this thread to virtue signal about it
We both know you're not over it and you think it makes it look mature or something shit

>>106227596
Are you brown by any chance?

>>106230525
i just went straight to model F, haven't looked back since

My favorite keyboard I own is a cheap hotswap board that I'm using plateless with scratchy unlubed stock mx browns... I really should be ashamed of myself

>>106231188
jesus fucking christ anon

>>106231188
browns are fine, they were considered the best switches for typing until keyboards became a reddit/youtube consoomer trend. same goes for "lubing" its just a waste of time and money

>>106232013
unless you're deaf sure
imagine unironically typing on switches with sand inside of them lmao

>>106232053
you only notice and are bothered by the sound because you've been told to and now will never unhear it. it was a total non issue for years until it became a meme and that you totally need to invest more in keyboards.

its just silly consumerism, do you really think everyone was collectively wrong and that they all overnight decided the switches they praised were actually unusable without any external influence?

>>106232013
>they were considered the best switches for typing
Even 15 years ago when red/black/brown/blue were basically the only choices you had for keyboard switches this wasn't true. That was mx blue, and mx brown was considered a middle ground if you didn't want the audible click.

>>106232053
since when do browns have sand?

>>106232191
Since a while ago, I've tried my old unlubed brown switches and it actually feel like some sandnigger put a lot of sand into them.

>>106232234
you're schizophrenic

>>106232268
I've never got checked, but maybe I should after years of being NEET. Actually have a job now tho.

>>106232234
i dunno...i tried my buddy's keyboard with browns and i didn't get any scratchy feeling. they weren't lubed either. it was a corsair k70

>>106232467
Try switches that are actually smooth afterwards. The difference is night & day.

I want to get a Neo75 CU but I have no idea what color to pick or what keycaps to pair with it.
This is the worst, my indecisiveness is killing me.
Someone tell me what to do please.

>>106232614
Monotone black on white keycaps, cherry profile

>>106232614
3d print your own.

>>106232635
I do not believe in 3D.

>>106232641
wat?

>>106232469
he actually brought in one with blues and another one with the linear "thocky" switches after i let him try out my model f. the others felt nicer, but the browns really weren't that bad.
i still lile buckling springs above them all though.

Why my new keyboard with PC plate sounds so cheap? It's priciest keyboard I own too...

>>106232937
The plate's just one piece of the puzzle for how a board will sound. Are there not plates of other materials offered for your board?

>>106230785
No, I hate brown switches.

>>106234418
What about brown bottoms?

>>106234698
i have bell bottoms

>>106231432
Well, you see, it's a really nice compact layout, and it's very bouncy without the plate... mx browns fit very snug in the pcb so I don't get crooked switches, and as for the unlubed stock thing I don't think that's strictly better but I do think it's better for getting them worn in properly, the scratch is already greatly reduced on the most frequently-used keys

>>106232467
>>106232234
they are very scratchy brand new, and it wears away after a few months of use.

I fucking love my keyboard

>>106235114
that makes sense - he had that keyboard for a while now.

Which keyboard is good for someone who's used the k120 for years?

>>106223833
>No response a day later
I accept your concession
Hall effect is just better

How much should Gateron Red switches cost per unit? I'd like to make sure I am not overpaying.

>>106235744
20-25 cents I think

>>106236760
I can get a box of 120 from Glorious for about 120 PLN new or about 1 PLN per switch which checks out I guessed as much
I looked at sales listings of Gateron G Pro Red switches and saw those at like 3,47 or almost a dollar

>>106236836
If you can get the "welcome deal" from Aliexpress you can get 110 for $10

>>106230525
I like low profile also, especially the keyboard on my old dell e6410. I am just so fast with it. But I also like my newly-assembled split board because my thumbs fatigue on the laptop keyboard (am a heavy user of left and right alt).
I have recently started using a tbk mini (a 3x6+3 small dactyl), and while there's some discomfort, I suppose it's just a starting period, and the "flow" isn't so great yet, I will just stick to it and these problems will go away I think. At least I am 90% at the old speed, after only one week, which is apparently a fast adaptation.
That said, while I dig the keywell, I can't help but look at corne-ish zen with its choc switches and just wonder at its magnificence. Can't help but think of trying Gateron Low Profiles at some point with an even smaller dactyl, such as Tightyl.

>>106236836
>https://kurokeeb.com/en/products/gateron-switch-g-pro-3-0?variant=51203452600654&country=PL
I found this site selling the G Pro's for about 27 cents but I don't know if this is legit.

>>106236878
>e6410
Lol

>>106237000
Oh, don't laugh. Much nicer typing feel than on my circa 2018 dell latitude & msi "gaymer" laptops.

I have never used anything but Cherry Browns but want to get a new keyboard and maybe try some Linears this time.
What is the current meme Linear right now?

>>106238414
Gateron Reds are better than Cherry MX Reds imo, they're smoother

>>106238414
kailh box reds are really good and cheap too

>>106238414
There are so many options for decent linears it's not even funny. Take a look at zakus, epsilons, morandis, tangerines, etc.

Someone needs to create a switch with an mx footprint as different as one can possibly make it—something that sounds more than just a tiny bit different from all the others.

Vast majority of all these snowflake switches sound exactly the same. You listen to an alps switch after a cherry and think "oh, that's what an ACTUALLY different switch sounds like"

Surely there must be some way to do it

>>106239392
Sure, put an alps style click leaf in it.

Any TMR keyboard in 95% layouts?

Any kits, besides the QK101, for a full, 100%, keyboard?

The best switch sound is a quiet switch sound.

>>106239927
Wrong. This is: https://litter.catbox.moe/n3kdd9p6q4udg4ka.m4a

>>106239970
New model F detected.

>>106239970
I'm going to be honest after years of using a noisy G213, occasionally a model M13, and then switching to a properly stabilized keyboard with modern red switches like the GK850, I just can't stomach that kind of racket anymore. Especially not the sound of springs. It creates fatigue after a while. I still enjoy a nice clicky noise, but I prefer it to be dampened and for it to have less reverb.

>>106239515
That's why I paid the full "sale" price plus tip to buy some, but it's still not different enough.

>>106240265
based new model f connoisseur/autist
>>106240529
i love the springy ping but it's definitely not for everyone. interesting to think that it was once considered normal, but then again this was probably in the same room as a bunch of dot matrix printers rattling away and a mainframe taking up the room.

i got a ticktype evo80 as per someone's recommendation!
it's pretty nice and i can't complain about anything but the price, and its compatibility with the web-based configuration tool but other than that it types very nicely

>>106209529
>These keyboards don't even send proper function keycodes recognizeable by xev
So is there no way to get them to register on Linux? I've only tested key inputs in xev on Linux, I didn't bother testing each key, function key, and modifier on Windows; it worked fine typing. I just want full functionality of my keyboard--no matter how shit it is.

I read a comment--don't remember where--that mentioned that these keyboards feel like shit initially, and have to be broken in; they have to be "buck-broken" so to speak. Can you corroborate that claim? Assuming the collection in picrel is yours. Have you taken any of these apart? How much of a pain in the ass is it to take apart?

So, I disassemble all my switches. Put them in a bottle with isopropil, shake it and let them dry after this. Looks sensible. Any nuances?

>>106244366
try to dry them off as much as possible, use canned air to get as much moisture out of them as possible
iso is gonna degrade the plastic so you want to minimize long term contact as much as possible

>>106244380
Isopropil can't do shit to POM.

>>106244397
Fair enough, if whatever you are cleaning is 100% POM then yeah.

>>106243644
That is my pic
8835 and 8845 I bought used so idk about breaking them in.
The housing is easy to take apart. 8855 is literally just a custom housing and usb adapter board for a regular laptop keyboard (top of the pic), 8845 has usb controller integrated with the keyboard pcb. Key caps and scissors plastic breaks very easily.
With 8855 most (maybe all) function codes are regular keycodes. Good luck finding a used 8855 for less than a brand new Shinobi.
I am not aware of any way to make special function combos like brightness on 8835/8845 register in any OS, they worked when plugged into IBM T42 laptop so I know the keys work. Same function combos when pressed on T42 internal keyboard also did not show any keycode in xev.

>>106239927
>>106239970
You're both so fucking wrong it is unreal.

>>106244366
Yeah, you will melt them.

bump... this hobby is too important to let the thread die

>>106249241
Hobby? It's more like a minmax you do once every few years and then forget until you want a new one

Why has the public opinion shifted from loving clicky switches 10 to 15 years ago to basically hating them nowadays?
The whole "thock"thing reeks of faggotry for me.

>>106250678
Click shit is performative noise that adds nothing
Worse than rgb

>>106250678
I think it was neat to a lot of people at first because the rapid-fire sound of blues is novel and satisfying and evocative of a typewriter the first time you hear it. The shift happened when ASMRfags got in on it and started going "uwu it's so POPPY and THOCKY and CREAMY it gives me EAR TINGLES~".

Even aside from that though, a lot of normie MKB users are just super fucking annoying.

>>106250678
It just the contrarian cylcle. Ignore retards like >>106250715 whose ears are probably too weak and have to put up with some giga box navy chad at work or in voice chat clacking away on his keyboard while anon is 'acking in pain at the above average audio decibels.

>>106251846
when keyboards first became a thing pretty much all their users had been using typewriters, so the first keyboards would replicate the feedback you'd get from them. coupled with the fact that these would likely be in a room with tape machines or dot matrix printers so the noise likely was just normal for them. hell, it might've been normal anyway even without the background noise.
i brought my model f to work last week for lulz and nobody even noticed lol

okay, anonymous, we get it, you got a model f. you can now stop going on about it for the entire thread.

>>106253833
the point was that unless you're in a place like a library people might not even notice your clicky switches

>>106250678
A generation that grew up on "buy reds because they're best for gaming" has decided they prefer linears. A generation that bought blues because they sound like "a real keyboard" is getting too old to care about these internet arguments.

>>106232614
custom printed statler+waldorf keycaps for all keys
>escape key
>minifigurine of statler/waldorf glued on keycap

>>106232614
hammerworks CRP tulip alphas (with all-in mods and tulip winkey) on cornflower/brass

>>106232614
spray coated white with keykobo soju keycaps, brass bottom and gold vortex

>>106252607
>noise is good sir living in mumbai means me STRONG

>>106232614
- Ano Burgundy
- Brass, Gold Nova
- GMK Shanshui, with Cangjie monolegend alphas if you can find them, even better if you can find Rama Chop artisan for F13

>>106255464
India is when good keyboard

>>106255768
>the difference between good keyboards and bad keyboards is making more noise
And yes, browns are in fact attracted to making noise for noise's sake

>>106255988
>loud keyboards are used by jeets
Meanwhile this was made by the same Aryans responsible for cataloguing the Jews in 1935. You're just a weak bitch who has to have everything that interacts with your senses softened and cushioned.

>itt thread a hyposensory autist feuds with a hypersensory one
Just use Topre.

>>106256046
>I am le Aryan for increasing the amount of noise I'm exposed to because... primitive keyboards used it and it makes me strong somehow?
can you name a single benefit to using clicky switches that doesn't stem from insecurity?
quiet is better
every functioning civilisation knows this

>>106256188
>primitive
lol

>>106256188
>can you name a single benefit to using clicky switches that doesn't stem from insecurity?
For one, pissing plebs like you off.

>>106256188
>using clicky switches that doesn't stem from insecurity
>>says the anon who is insecure about noise

>>106256230
Yes, it's old as shit and no one without an ultra e waste fetish is buying one
That makes it primitive

>>106256235
So it's performative, got it

>>106256246
If you need to flex to yourself that you can tolerate more noise without some underlying functional reason that is in fact insecurity

>>106256394
>If you need to flex to yourself that you can tolerate more noise without some underlying functional reason that is in fact insecurity
What is the usecase of quiet switches beyond helping people who about insecure about the noise level?

>>106256407
>who are*

>>106256407
Lowering the noise level is being insecure about it?
No, a well adjusted human mind doesn't seek to add noise where it's not needed

>>106256470
I like the noise.

>>106256470
>No, a well adjusted human mind doesn't seek to add noise where it's not needed
A well adjusted human mind can also filter it out. If you can't that shows you actually struggle to adjust, something autists are notorious for when it comes to auditory stimuli.

>>106256538
Do you not see the difference between gritting your teeth through it and willing adding it?

>>106256575
The problem is anon is that there are posters here who grit their teeth if people type with hotswaps. The same kind of people who complain about keyboard noise are the same ones going to autistic lengths to sound proof their keyboard with zero usecase. So this whole "it adds nothing" argument falls flat to me. People get keyboards to improve their typing experience and part of that is sound. A typist on a membrane will be on par with a mechanical 90% of the time but people get mechanical because they want to make typing more pleasurable. You don't NEED tactile or clickly but to some people it makes typing more pleasant. People who go for clickies typically cope with linears, but people who go out of their way for *quiet* linears can't do the inverse. There is an inflexibility there.

Starting to think this hobby is for women and lgbtqi+ only

>>106256707
Welcome to /g/

>stop liking what I don't like!
I'll use whatever I damn well please. Sometimes that's silent linears, sometimes non-silent tactiles, sometimes clicky.

>>106256394
i just like that a primitive keyboard is almost universally praised by everyone that tries one as being fantastic to type on

>>106232234
>sandnigger put a lot of sand into them.
You mean the sandman?

>>106232614
Did you already decide or still want input?

>>106227596
buy a syringe with a small nib. fill said syringe with your lube of choice. g205 works if youre clueless

take some tweezers or your fingers and pull on on the stabilizer stem. find the wire, and use the syringe to put lubricant underneath the wire, up until where it bends on both sides. then, find where the wire sits inside of the stabilizer stem, and put a very small bit of lube in. these two things should help with ticking or shitty noises coming from bottom out

use the syringe to put a small (salt grain sized) dot of lube on all 4 sides of the stabilizer stem. wipe extra lube off of the stem with a cotton swab. put the bar back on and gently spam both sides for like 15-30 seconds each to spread the lube around the stem. this should help with stab scratch

depending on how dogshit your board is this will either help or entirely fix awful stab feel/sound without having to break the thing open

>>106236878
I love my 36 key keyboard

>>106260168
Peekaboo

>>106232614
Chances are the thing that will go best with your other gear on your desk is black. It's usually a safe way to go.

So that means getting some good WoB (or otherwise black) keycaps. Your options here are:
- GMK WoB at Drop
- GMK Shaded (gray-on-black) at Cannonkeys
- GMK Shanshui (chinese WoB) at Cannonkeys
- GMK Black Snail (beige-on-black) at Novelkeys or Geonworks
- GMK Olivia No3 (pink-on-black) at DeskHero
- GMK Black and Gold at Divinikey or KBDFans
- Keyreative KAP WoB at Cannonkeys
- Keyreative KAM Playground at Novelkeys
- Keykobo WoB at Keykobo
- Signature Plastics DCS Intro WoB at Bowlkeyboards
- Swagkeys WoB (cheaper, but they also sound and feel cheaper) at Bowlkeyboards or Clickclack
- Mode Obscura at Mode
- Drop MT3 WoB at Drop
- PBS Black-on-black at Cannonkeys (if you are anything less than a seasoned touch typist I would avoid)

I might be forgetting some stuff, I don't know.

As for the board itself: if the keycaps are black you can get away with doing almost anything else, but there's nothing wrong with black caps on a black board. Silver generally looks good too. Look at your desk and think about what would either fit in with what's already there or accent it. Avoid clashing by putting e.g. navy next a royal blue mousepad, etc.

For me, it would be a silver Neo75cu with DCS Intro WoB.

>>106260168
I hate it

>>106230525
got a used HHKB, sold it, got another one again, calling it a day

Redpill me on Drunkdeer

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